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Cartier
The name ‘Cartier’ is synonymous with the most exclusive jewelry in the world: top-quality gems, imaginative designs, and exquisite workmanship, bought by tsars and maharajahs, royalty, stage stars, and super-millionaires.
The fascinating history of this international jewelry firm is recounted by Hans Nadelhoffer, using Cartier’s archives, working designs and previously unpublished photographs which include the only surviving pictures of historic pieces of jewelry no longer in existence. This is the full authenticated story of Cartier, tracing the company’s career from its modest beginnings in Paris to its eventual predominance over the world of fashion. This sumptuous book shows how Cartier set stylistic standards in jewelry and reveals the individuals behind its success.
ISBN 0500281173
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